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Friday, September 22, 2006

Holidays for the Troops!

Holidays for the Troops!

Because the holidays are just around the corner, we are putting together another Holidays for the Troops project, hoping that it will be our most successful campaign to date! Most of you know how this works, but I'll give a quick run-down for those who don't. You send either items to be sent to the troops or checks, money orders or gift cards to be used to shop for the troops, I then put together shipments and send them out to servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. This link - http://lorifoster.com/author/militarytribute.htm- will take you to the MilitaryTribute page on Lori Foster's website where you will find a complete list of suggested items in the event you would like to do your own shopping for the troops. In return for your donation, your name will be entered in a raffle for some wonderful prizes. While I haven't decided on just how to put the prize packages together, the following incredible list shows the wonderful goodies that are being donated by various authors and others in the romance community:

LORI FOSTER: A t-shirt and tote bag from Cafepress, one arc of Causing Havoc, one copy each of A Very Merry Christmas, Jude's Law, Murphy's Law, Wildly Winston, When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys and Bad Boys of SummerDIANNE CASTELL: Three copies of Texas Bad Boys and other goodiesBECKY BARKER: BooksKAREN KELLEY: One copy each of: Texas Bad Boys, Hell on Wheels, Temperature's Rising, Southern Comfort, Southern Exposire, and Bad Boys with Expensive ToysERIN MCCARTHY: One copy of You Don't Know Jack, one copy of High Stakes, two copies of The Night Before Christmas, and one copy of The Naked TruthJILL SHALVIS: A box of Aussie Rules to be used for the raffle and to send to the troopsSHILOH WALKER: Two copies of Hunting the Hunter, one for the raffle and one for the troopsTONI BLAKE: One copy of In Your Wildest Dreams and one copy of Taking Care of BusinessLUANN MCLANE: One copy of Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots, one copy of Hot Summer Nights and one copy (if she has her copies by then) of Love, Lust and Pixie DustJANICE MAYNARD: One copy of Wildest Dreams and one copy of Suite FantasyLUCY MONROE: Two copies each of Ready, Willing, and Able, Star Quality, The Real Deal, 3 Brides for 3 Brothers, and one copy of Beach Blanket Bad Boys (half will be used for the raffle and half will be sent to the troops)KARIN TABKE: One copy each of The Hard Stuff and Good Girl Gone BadTONYA RAMAGOS: One download of her ebook, Heavy Metal Seduction 2: Picking ArtKELLEY VITOLLO: One download of her new ebook, Dream ManCARA NORTH: Two copies of her new book, Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall OffRITA RAYMOND: Three bath & body gift basketsSTACY AHLGREN: $25. gift certificate to Barnes & NobleALYSON HACKETT OF MUCKY'S MORSELS online bakery is donating the following raffle prize: 1 dozen Seven Sinful Layers, 1 Dozen Chocolate Chip and 1 dozen Mint Brownies. Check Mucky's Morsels out here - (be prepared to drool): http://www.muckysmorsels.com/GENESIS PROMOTIONS: A Genesis Promotions Pillow from CafePressLAURIE: $25. gift certificate to Gooseberry Patch online country store - go have a look: http://www.gooseberrypatch.com/

Pretty amazing, huh? I will be updating this list as I receive additional donations. The raffle drawing will be held on October 31st. It is exciting every time we send shipments for the troops but the holiday boxes are especially fun to put together. Cards and letters from those who donate are welcome and hugely appreciated. It is incredibly heartwarming and rewarding. I am hopeful that if you have a blog you might mention this project and provide my information. Please let any authors that you're acquainted with know about this exciting project! There is absolutely nothing political about this project. It is simply a show of support for the men and women who serve our country. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. Thanks bunches,Laurieljodamron@earthlink.nethttp://lauries-laudanum.blogspot.com/

You can also contact me atcts_01@yahoo.comI am gathering items to be sent. You can mail them to me and get your name and the items you send down on the spreadsheet that I have created. So that way you can be put int0 the drawing. If there are any authors that would like to donate prizes to be given out. Please contact me with a list so that I can send it in. Thank you everyone. If you would like to see a list of some of the things to be donated, please refer to this website.http://lorifoster.com/author/militarytribute.htm

Talk Dirty To Me by Michelle Miles

The first in the Coffee House ChroniclesCommitment-shy Claudia has found the perfect man. He never leaves his dirty socks in the living room floor, eats all the cookies, or leaves the toilet seat up. In fact, he's just a voice on the other end of the phone. And, as Trixie, she's been talking dirty to him every night for the last week.

“Jack” calls the Talk Dirty To Me phone sex line nightly just to talk to Trixie. She loves his silky voice and he has a way with words that lights her fire, leaving her hungry for more.

Then Claudia meets the tall, striking Dr. Blake Marsh, a man with a familiar voice she can't quite place. After spending time with Blake (and her nightly calls suspiciously stop), she begins to suspect he is Jack.

Now that she's falling for the sexy doctor, can she prove he really is the bad boy on the other end of the phone?

No Longer Mine by Shiloh Walker

What was Nikki supposed to do? The man she loved years ago shows up in the place she made her home, hundreds of miles from where they met, reminding her of the love they had shared and lost. Nikki doesn't think she can cope with having to look into Wade's eyes and see the love there. All she wants to do is be left alone to protect what is left of her heart. But Wade doesn't seem to want to take no for an answer.

Ellora's Cavemen: Legendary Tails II Anthology by Jan Springer

Finally free of an abusive relationship, "Shy Girl" Emma McCall sheds her inhibitions and explores her sexual side at Club Rendezvous, a swinger's club specializing in the Alternate Lifestyle. Here she meets up with the dashing Logan Masters, a sexy hunk she's secretly fantasized about since college. With the help of his gorgeous twin brother, Luke, Emma will experience her ultimate fantasy…a scorching ménage a trois.

Demon's Fall By Margaret Carter

Caught between Heaven and Hell! When fallen angel Kammael takes human form under orders to seduce Erin Collier away from her destiny, he becomes strangely attracted to this mere mortal. He can't bear to see her harmed and when the Infernal Powers attack Erin, he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice for his newfound love.

Freak of Nature By Shiloh Walker

He had nerve. Zoe couldn't believe Micah had come back up her mountain, not after he had used her all those years ago. So what if she still dreams of him at night…so what if she still loves him. She didn't want to see him again…so why did she melt, just from looking at him.

But Micah's not here just to fan an old flame. He's here because her life is in danger. Again.

Garden of Eden By Jaci Burton

Dr. Eden Mason has spent the past hundred years orbiting the Earth in stasis. She and a handful of scientists are the only survivors of a global meltdown.

One special passenger has joined them—Adam, an alien sent to recreate what was once a thriving, beautiful planet. But Adam needs Eden to fulfill his goal, in a way she never expected. With Adam at her side, Eden hopes that life on new Earth will be a lush garden of sensual pleasures. But Adam's not telling her everything, and his secret may end up destroying them both.

Love Spell By Charlene Teglia

Lucy Wilson wants to get carried away. Literally. The inept witch has a history of relationship failure. Without passion, she fears she won't find lasting love. To prove that she's the object of his desire, she wants a man who will capture her body and her heart.

Mitch Davis is too conservative and controlled to be the passionate lover she yearns for. After months of platonic dating, Lucy knows what she has to do. Give up on Mitch and go after the man who will be everything she needs—with a love spell that can't go wrong. Or can it?

Vampires and Donuts By Tielle St Clare

There are two things Kendra craves but knows are bad for her: vampires and donuts. When a vicious vampire attack sends her to Brand—the one vampire who tempts her beyond wisdom—for healing and protection, the close proximity to this man she can't resist is just too much temptation.And Kendra discovers the good thing about donuts…they don't bite back.

Holiday Heat Anthology by Jan Springer

Crista Farrell lost her husband in an automobile accident eight months ago. Now ready to go on with her life, she returns to the place on Hood Canal in Washington to say goodbye to the love of her life.Car trouble leads her to walk to a nearby cabin, where she meets Jeff Bower. Jeff has come to his cabin to be alone and think about the long relationship he just ended with his girlfriend. He didn't expect to find a damsel in distress on his doorstep. He also didn't expect to fall in love with her on first sight.

Sparks fly between the two lovers, yet Jeff is unsure of Crista's true feelings. Has she really fallen in love with him, or is she still trying to get over the loss of her husband?Enter a tow truck driver who looks just like Santa Claus. With a little magic and a Christmas wish, Santa makes sure Crista and Jeff will have their happily ever after. After all, Christmas is about miracles.

Jade By Jan Springer

In the land of the rich and famous, people fulfill their deepest sexual desires by calling Kidnap Fantasies Inc., a top secret kidnapping and fantasy organization.

When Jade Hart's two sisters give her a Kidnap Fantasies Inc. questionnaire, Jade is aroused at the prospect of having sex with a stranger whose job would be to fulfill her every sexual fantasy. Although she knows she's too shy to mail it in, she secretly pours her deepest wishes into the questionnaire. Soon it mysteriously vanishes and Jade's fantasy man appears in the form of a well-hung handyman who gives her an erotic sex toy-filled Christmas holiday she'll never forget.

The Last Candle By Katherine Kingston

The magic Christmas candle lights Lindsey Hart inherited from her grandmother have helped her bring happiness to others when they flare up and show her a vision of what can be. When only one remains, Lindsey hopes its magic will be for her benefit this time. She's delighted when the candle flare shows her a man—a very attractive one. Perhaps he's the one who can help her explore her deep, secret fantasies, and maybe even one who can share her life.

Devarian Exile by Sierra Dafoe

Under the laws of the Nine-Star League, all men are slaves. But when Soleyla Devarian, a captain of the elite League Guardians, falls in love with her new pleasure-slave, Kantou, she begins to question the very League she is sworn to uphold.

Badly abused by his previous owner, Kantou is handsome, intelligent, and emotionally vulnerable. Soleyla, moved by his desperate yearning to find a woman to whom he can give himself utterly, is determined to prove she is that woman. She vows to win Kantou's trust and make him feel safe enough to allow himself the complete sexual submission she knows he craves.

But when she is posted to Antoros, a newly discovered world in the far reaches of the galaxy, Soleyla finds herself equally drawn to Rolen, the fiery, passionate leader of the Antorean rebels the Guardians have been ordered to crush. Now Soleyla's trapped between two alluring men and their conflicting desires -- and there's only one way to fulfill them both!

Outcasts by Gail R. Delaney

Victor turned his back on everything he knew – everything he thought he was – and now he's paying for his crime with his body, his mind, maybe even his soul.

Something dark and nameless haunts Victor, threatening to steal his sanity and his life. He fights every day for control, and only finds peace in the tender touch of Beverly Surimoto. She pushes back the beast, and awakens a part of Victor he never knew existed.

Then everything the people of Earth have believed and known is suddenly torn apart and humankind is plunged into a war no one but Phoenix saw coming.

Red Silk Diaries Volume 1 Anthology

The moment Brett McMillan walked into the Human Resources office; Marissa knew she didn't like him. He was pushy, but he had the credentials and experience, so as Director she hired him. Her personal journal shows just how things can change over the course of time. Read about how her feelings change, and how even the strongest woman has to give in to her heart at times.

Turnabout by Tracy Cole

I thought I was excited when I got promoted, but it was nothing to what I felt when I found out who my new assistant was. Yum. The first time he bent me over my desk life got a whole lot more fun.

That is, until my boss found out about us. Now he wants a piece of the action (aka me) and I don't want to give it to him.

Journals of Innocence Lost by Amethyst Knighte

Having been asked by her two friends, Rico and Jonathan, to be the first to enter her deepest thoughts and desires into their newest endeavor, Journals of Innocence Lost, at the night club bearing the same name, Amy decides to go along, not realizing just how much her life is about to change. Not only does she have the most sensual experience of her life fulfilled by the most gorgeous man she's ever seen, she finds herself facing decisions she never thought she would have to face, all in the span of a single week! Will Amy make the right choice, or will she throw it all away and lose her chance for happiness after having her Passions Awakened.

All In A Day's Work by Rene Walden

I had been desperately looking for a job when my good friend Joe introduced me to Josh Seran. After meeting Josh, I agreed to take the job working as the housekeeper for him and his wife.

It didn't take me long to figure out that Josh was one hot, sexy, and very frustrated man. There was definitely trouble in paradise. So I did what any other good employee would do, I 'cleaned up' around there and it'll never be the same again.What happens when you take one bitchy wife, an unsatisfied husband, and a voluptuously hot housekeeper and put 'em all together under one roof? It's All In A Day's Work.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

The Viking Stone by Mikki Leigh

They are the descendents of gods. Aerik Thorsson was rescued by Kara, a passionate Valkyrie who chooses the valiant warrior as her destiny.

Together they live in peace and raise their son--until Aerik's jealous half-brother decides his own destiny: To use his twin sons and finally destroy Aerik and his family. But Aerik's sons, Kaelon, Alekandar, Erik, and Birgir, survive a violent attack that leaves their village in ruins. With their Valkyrie mother's blessing, the four boys are catapulted through time with nothing but their memories and four necklaces in the shape of Thor's Hammer. Separated from one another, they live - and fall in love - with sexy modern women. However, not everyone from their past has perished, and the now full-grown men must defend themselves and the women they love from ancient peril - one which is connected to the very stones they wear.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

The legacy by Kay Derwydd

Mychael Potter is an angel on a mission... literally. Cast out of Heaven as one of Lucifer's followers, he is on a quest to redeem his soul and regain his standing in Heaven. His task? To play pawn to a prophecy. He is sent to live as a mortal sorcerer in order to prevent the descendant of Cain from becoming a vampire. In order to fulfill this task, he must become a vampire himself. Aided by periodic visits from the Archangel Michael, he waits for the time to come in which he will meet the man he has sworn to protect.

Morgan Adamson lives as a bachelor in London, content to work and hang out with his best friend Alec. Having ended a relationship with a woman two years ago, he's not ready for another one. Then he meets Ashley Porter. When Ashley saves him from a possibly gruesome fate at the hands of a vampire, Morgan realizes there's more to Ashley than meets the eye. Now faced with the news that his life is in danger, Morgan must rely on the roguish sorcerer while coming to terms with the fact that he's falling in love with him.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Burnin Down Nash Vegas by Mia Romano

Firefighter, Aaron Montana, doused flames for a living. But would country music singer, Bailey Carson, be the one to cause an inferno he couldn't extinguish? He'd been burned in relationships one too many times, but something in Bailey's voice soothed him more than the smoothest whiskey. So why was he still sitting in his usual spot at the back table drooling in his bourbon, and going home alone?

Bailey Carson would struggle for what she wanted with her last breath. Little did she know the man of her fantasies could take her breath away with one brush of his lips.

Friday, September 08, 2006

Last Chance by Kit Wylde

What happens when a Tarot reader meets a skeptical cowboy? A wild ride.

Susan Pell escaped from a nasty relationship and found peace living alone (if you don't count the two match-making ghosts who are the original owners). Just when she decides to enter the dating pool again, in walks Max Lancaster, a sexy cowboy who happens to be her neighbor. Max has been given a free reading in the hopes that Susan will be able to predict his future. The attraction between them is instant, but his obvious disgust with her profession makes Susan want to have her way with him then strangle him for being such a close-minded fool. No matter that the ghosts say he's the one, Susan's not buying it. Avoiding him doesn't help, nor does dating someone else. When Susan vows to forget him, fate (with a little help from the ghosts) take matters into their own hands.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Elementals - Fire and Ice by Liddy Mignight

Trina, slave to a sorceress, huddles beside the hearth and sees tiny fiery beings among the flames, dancing atop the coals. Soon she finds herself in their world, a place of heat and acceptance and magick. One of the fire-folk burns brighter than the rest, touching her and making her feel in a way she's never felt before.

She encounters him later, after one of sorceress Kalidah's rituals goes horribly awry. Brand takes human form to save Trina from the resulting fire. She makes him feel things foreign to a fire spirit. Now in a mortal body, he sets out to explore the sensual promise of Trina's awakening womanhood.

Given her freedom, Trina seeks the family she knows she has. Her path lies through dangerous territory. Although Brand accompanies Trina on her journey, she knows this is not his world and he must soon return to where he belongs.

Passionate sex and magick draw them together, but something more lies at the heart of it. Mayhap that something will survive the dangers they face together.

Rogues by Liddy Mignight and Cricket Sawyer

vampire, a psychic and a werewolf walk into a bar on Alpha Prime... (from 1,001 Stellar Jokes)

Thomas and Rick have a stable partnership, exploring the stars and skirting the law. Vampire and companion for decades, they fill their downtime aboard their ship the Sleepwalker with sex and banter. Lately they've felt that something, or someone, is missing in their relationship. Rick believes it's a woman, one destined to complete them and become their perfect long-term third.

Harriet isn't content with her life as a bank repo officer. She'd really like a desk job in Accounting, but corporate assignments are limited for a werewolf with unusual talents. Getting down and dirty with her marks isn't her practice, but she has no idea what sensual delights the latest deadbeats she's sent to collar have in mind.

From the moment they meet, the trio is ensnared in a web of desire, heat and danger as they untangle a conspiracy and race to head off unthinkable disaster.

In This Life by Rachel Carrington

Alexander is sent back to present day New York by the magical abilities of a ghost from 1811. On a mission to find Diane O'Hara, he's amazed by the sheer size of Manhattan, but what amazes him more is Diane herself.

Diane doesn't believe the man who claims to know a sister who doesn't exist. But soon her disbelief turns to amazement as she realizes the truth about the past. The sister she never knew has found happiness with a duke in 1811 England. In turn, Alexander has returned in Carla's place. In gratitude, Diane offers Alexander a place to stay until he learns his way around the city.

But it doesn't take her long to realize her generosity is a bad idea, especially when the heat between her and Alex reaches inferno level. She doesn't even know if Alex will fit into her world, and she knows she could never fit into his. But he can't return to 1811, and she certainly doesn't want him to, not after nights of scorching sex and the realization that she's fallen in love with the displaced Englishman.

Choices by Rachel Carrington

Visiting an old English castle, Carla Morgan falls asleep with a book of poetry on her lap. And awakens to 19th century England complete with its own Duke. A deliciously arrogant man with more than enough sex appeal to curl her toes and make her forget all about life in 2004.

Sinclair, Duke of Heath, doesn't want another wife, but when the village soothsayer tells him Carla Morgan is his destiny, his curiosity is piqued. And while one look at the sleeping vixen on the settee bids him to accept what the fates have decreed, one taste tells him he can do nothing less.

With mind-blowing sex to muddy the waters, Carla has to decide where her true destiny lies—in the arms of this duke or with her old boring life. And when the portal opens to enable her to return home, Sinclair makes it very clear he wants her to stay. She never much cared for modern convenience anyway. After all, what good is technology without love and excellent sex.

One Week Stand by Lyric James

Jasmine Martin doesn’t believe in happily ever after. However, her best friend is getting married and she’s promised to be her maid-of-honor. In Las Vegas six months ago, Jasmine enjoyed a passionate night with a sexy doctor named Evan. After all what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Right?

That’s all about to change when sexy Evan turns out to be her best friends cousin. After seeing Evan again, their one night becomes a one-week stand. Evan Harris believes it’s fate that brought Jasmine back into his life. Can Evan convince Jasmine to turn their one-week stand into forever?

Release Me by Karen Erickson

Sick and tired of relying on inept men, Sommer Daniels is taking control of her orgasms. She bought a vibrator, but she’d like to find a sexy man who can show her the ropes – properly.

Unfortunately, her computer freezes up at work before a huge deadline. Fortunately, the IT guy who comes to fix it is more than willing to help her find a few of those orgasms she’s been looking for, on her desk in her office!

They can’t seem to stay away from each other, but Ted Maxwell is keeping a secret. Will it ruin their blossoming relationship?

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Shadow Heart by Laura Kinsale

From Laura Kinsale comes an extraordinary medieval-set tale of consuming love and fiery passion between a dashing, dangerous assassin and the beautiful princess who stands in the way of all he's ever desired....

Eye of the Storm by Samantha Storm

A storm is brewing in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. A loud clap of thunder rumbles nearby and lightening streaks across dark clouds. A stream of raindrops slide down the window as a man sits in his car and waits. He is on a desperate mission. His daughter Katlin may have inherited his mental gifts, which means she will be forced to join the organization. He vows to keep both his children from the dark world that entangles his life and his future.

Ten years later, a car bomb hurls Katlin Campbell into a world of chaos. She is forced to go on the run, her head filled with dangerous information passed onto her by a dying man. Her only chance of survival--Ryker Duncan, a retired bodyguard. A man interested only in keeping her alive long enough to find a way to retrieve and sell the information in her head to the highest bidder. Only Ryker can't seem to keep his hands off her....

A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight

Since her nephew died while in her care, reclusive Molly McCreight has panic attacks around children. Former flight paramedic Ethan Hunter is a single dad raising his infant daughter alone. But then an ice storm traps the three together. . .and God has plans that neither of them expected.

Aloha Love by Alice Wootson

When Helicopter pilot Jeanine Stewart popped in on her mechanic to have her chopper checked out, she had no idea she'd meet the man who'd win her heart: her mechanic's brother, Chris Harris. An architect with a serious fear of flying, Chris is more interested in designing buildings that soaring over them. But his attraction to this daxxling female pilot might just be the cure he needs. As they begin to get to know each other better, Jeanine takes him for the ride of his life in herchopper, but technical difficulties result in a crash landing. Once they return to safety, they find themselves caught in the middle of the battle between government agents and a vengeful terrorist who are all in search og Jeanine's aircraft's replacement parts. Can Jeanine and Chris survive a terrorist plat and soar to new height in love?

Scandalous by Jenna Petersen

Katherine Fleming has lived her life without even a hint of indiscretion. So she is devastated to discover the nobleman she’s engaged to has a secret he’s kept from her: a wife! Suddenly Katherine’s enmeshed in a scandal that has the ton buzzing--and forced to accept a most unconventional proposal from the notorious seducer Dominic Mallory, her faithless fiancé’s brother…and precisely the sort of rake she has sworn to avoid!

Charming and dangerously sensual, Dominic has desired the stunning beauty from the first moment he spied her. Now, with Katherine’s reputation in tatters, it’s the ideal opportunity to bed her--though it will take wedding vows to do so. But can a rogue be reformed by the unleashed passion of a normally reserved lady? And can a marriage made for all the wrong reasons flame into the love match of the season?

Undercover Lover by Caitlyn Williows

The only thing six months of undercover work have gotten FBI Agent Tony Driscoll is a chronic case of the hots for Blythe Smithers—an itch he definitely decides needs scratching. Blythe’s been waiting for Mr. Right, but what harm is there in a little fling with the sexy massage therapist while biding her time? A tryst turns into teamwork as Tony and Blythe search for smuggled diamonds—a fortune someone is willing to kill to possess. As love nudges lust aside, can Tony and Blythe live long enough to enjoy it?

A Knight of Passion by Ingela F. Hyatt

He is a desperate prisoner escaped from the dungeons... She is his beautiful and daring captive... Will his passion kill again?

Imprisoned by his look-alike cousin, Lord Reynard de Fauconer escapes with the aid of beautiful Lady Rianna de Termonde, come to marry the imposter Baron Rothwell. Desperate to escape his cousin's wrath, Reynard kidnaps Rianna realizing, though unbeknownst to her, he is her true betrothed, becoming infuriated when she does not recognize him. Racing across England, they fight brigands, hidden foes, and a love so passionate it threatens to destroy them both.

Cross My Heart by Carly Phillips

Lacey Kinkaid is a classic New York success story. As the owner of Odd Jobs, she's gone from rags to riches . . . sort of. Because Lacey's harboring a secret—she was born Lillian Dumont, and spent her childhood with a silver spoon in her mouth, until the deaths of her wealthy parents and the evil schemes of an abusive uncle forced her to take drastic measures. She's never planned to return to her former life or her abandoned identity—but when her childhood sweetheart, Ty, resurfaces and urges her to claim her rightful inheritance, she decides that maybe being the Dumont heiress wouldn't be so bad. Lacey's uncle doesn't see it that way, though—and he's willing to do anything to stop her.

Now it's up to Ty to protect Lacey before that silver spoon becomes a silver bullet. But if they live through this, the future's looking bright for this downtown guy and his brand-new uptown girl!

Dirty Little Secrets by Julia Leto

Sultry Latina bounty hunter Marisela Morales is back, taking on the Boston elite--and her gorgeous ex--in a red-hot roller-coaster adventure that once again tests Marisela's skills and resolve to solve the case and keep her heart off limits.

In A Heartbeat by Rita Herron

With that brief, terrifying phone call, Lisa Langley's nightmare began again. Four years ago she was the sole survivor of the Grave Digger, a madman who buried his victims alive. Now a copycat killer is on the loose and she's the only chance Special Agent Brad Booker has of stopping this twisted psycho before more women -- including Lisa -- die.

Hard-edged and always in control, Booker has never forgiven himself for failing to save Lisa from falling victim to the first Grave Digger. Whatever it takes, this time he's not going to let her down. Because almost losing Lisa is not something he can live through twice . . .

Exes and Ohs by Beth Kendrick

Child psychologist Gwen Traynor has learned the hard way that "perfect" men aren’t always what they seem. After being dumped the night before her wedding, she’s understandably wary of diving back into the dating pool. But when she meets Alex Coughlin, she’s convinced her luck is changing. He’s smart, handsome, funny—an ideal rebound guy. She doesn’t intend to fall in love with him, but scintillating dates and mind-blowing physical chemistry have a way of winning a girl over.

Enter the ex…

Just as things are heating up with Alex, Gwen meets her newest patient—a precocious preschooler whose chaotic soap-opera-actress of a mother, Harmony, sounds an awful lot like one of Alex’s crazy ex-girlfriends. Mostly because she is one of Alex’s crazy ex-girlfriends. Unfortunately for Gwen, Harmony has a secret that plunges them all into a real-life daytime drama, complete with sex, lies, and Vegas elopements. With Harmony determined to reunite with Alex and Gwen’s ex-fiancé begging for a second chance, only one thing is certain: new loves and old flames are an explosive combination.

The Other Half by Jayelle Drewry

Sabine Tate is a werewolf in denial. Renouncing her werewolf heritage, she lives outside her pack. Determined not to live by animal instincts, she’s not going to consider a werewolf for her mate. There’s just one problem, she’s met the one werewolf who won’t take no for an answer.

Roman Silva, pack outcast, has found his mate, the woman nature has decreed as his. The mate that will help him create a new pack. There’s only one problem. She doesn’t want him.

Two stubborn werewolves with one common problem. Neither will accept the other half of their heritage. Roman lives by his animal instincts while Sabine trusts only her human logic. Both are perfect for each other, if they can learn to accept their other half.

Single in Suburbia by Wendy Wax

Amanda’s husband has just traded her in for an affair with a teenybopper. Brooke is a trophy wife collecting dust. And Candace (Don’t call me Candy) has had too many husbands and too little love. What do these three unlikely accomplices have in common besides a Little League team called the Mudhens? A plot to reclaim a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t. And they’re going to do it with a mop and a bucket.

Maid for You starts as a way for Amanda to make enough money to keep the roof over her kids’ heads after her husband splits for his midlife crisis. But when Candace and Brooke join her, it becomes much more. Donning disguises, they enter the homes of those who once spurned them and discover more than just clutter in the closets of their neighbors’ otherwise tidy lives. But when Amanda takes on the job of cleaning the home of the town’s most eligible hunk, someone decides to do her dirty. Now Amanda, Brooke, and Candace are on a mission to prove that being single in suburbia isn’t a crime–even if it does lead to some irresistible temptations….

Parlor Games by Julia Templeton

In these three historical tales of sensual awakening, nothing that stimulates and titillates is taboo, ecstasy comes in many sizes, and pleasure is its own reward . . . a world of seduction and sensation, where inhibitions are unlaced and desires long corseted are gloriously freed. . . .

Fallen Angel Jess Michaels

London's greatest beauty and most notorious madam employs the services of a disgraced Bow Street Runner to keep her safe from a stalker . . . and satisfied after dark.Parlor Games Leda Swann

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Cara North

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off is a fun contemporary erotic romance about two people needing each other for different reasons and finding out that together they are one insatiable force. Bethany Dodson is running from her past and her fiancé. She needs a new last name and to get lost fast! Jack Johnson needs to marry a woman to get his inheritance so he can stop working on other ranches and rebuild the one he shares with his two older brothers and younger sister. When he meets Bethany, his goal is basically to get some action then get on searching for a wife. But Bethany kills two birds with one stone and the next thing he knows he's the one getting drug down the aisle! What they discover is more than just surface needs. They take each other to new heights in and out of the bedroom, push boundaries, and even fall in love!

Secrets by Calista Fox

Amber Green HAWKMOOR Whether in downtown Manhattan or the deep Ontario forest, shape-shifters answer to Darien Hawkmoor, and rely on him to keep the peace. He acts in the name of the long-missing Lady Hawkmoor, their hereditary ruler, to whom he was bonded as a child. When Lady Hawkmoor unexpectedly surfaces, the myths evaporate. Darien must deal with a stubborn, scrappy individual whose wary eyes hold the other half of his soul, but who has the power to destroy his world.Calista Fox In the Heat of the Night Haunted by a century-old curse, Molina Toscano fears she won’t live to see her thirtieth birthday. Nick Moretti, her former bodyguard, is hired back into service to protect her from the fatal accidents that plague her family. But In the Heat of the Night, will his passion and love for her be enough to convince Molina they have a future together?Rachelle Chase Out of Control Astrid Thomas’s world revolves around her business, Eventures, which is why she’s hoping to pick up wealthy Erik Santos as a new client. Only Erik is hoping to pick up something entirely different: A weekend trophy wife. Will Astrid give in to seductive pull of Erik’s proposition and do something she’s never done before — be Out of Control for 48 hours?

Charlotte Featherstone Lessons In Pleasure A wicked bargain has Lily Farrington vowing never to yield to the demands of the rake she once loved and lost. Unfortunately, Damian Westerham, the Earl of St. Croix, or Saint as he is infamously known, will not take ‘no’ for an answer. Vow or no, he means to have Lily, and he plans on getting exactly what he wants with his Lessons In Pleasure.

The Night of Maya by Erin Aislinn

No man has ever touched Maya Crestmene, and she will accept no other than the man who has haunted her dreams for twelve years. Only, Maya's dream lover is no man.

A vampire's curse...

Five hundred years ago, Kiru became a vampire charged by the queen Alustra to find the virgin of prophecy. In the throes of a dream, Maya's passionate cries urge Kiru to her bedroom. Eager to become the one to make Maya's dreams come true, Kiru disobeys Alustra and conceals Maya.

Every dream requires a sacrifice...

Although they must flee, Kiru's lovemaking and blood power promise years of togetherness if only Maya would run with him. Somewhere between Rome, Nepal and Japan, Maya must unlock the meaning of the prophecy that gives her a choice—to challenge Alustra or lose Kiru forever.

A Gentleman Seduced by Sharon Page

Desperate to enjoy one glorious adventure before submitting to her boring—but enviable—match, Diana Tiverton arranges to masquerade as a madam for one night. Forced to flee the brothel before she is discovered, Diana accepts the help of the dangerously intriguing Lucian Northcote, Viscount Pembroke. Escaping in his well-appointed carriage, Diana quickly discovers that all of the excitement she could possibly want is right in front of her…

After impulsively helping the reckless innocent, Lucian is more than happy to indulge her need for sensual adventure. But before their few days of wicked passion are up, Lucian finds to his shock that he is becoming…A Gentleman Seduced.

Spirit on the Wind by Beverly Rae

Christine has sex with her deceased husband every night, but their lovemaking is never brought to a climax. At least, not until a strange woman brings her a magical stone that will make Johnny come alive in her arms. But when an evil spirit invades her bed and her body, Christine must choose between nights of passion and a life of love.

Book of Days by Sara Reinke

The ordinary and seemingly unrelated lives of Trejaeran Muirel and Qynh Reoder are forever and irrevocably changed when they learn they are brother and sister, twin heirs to the throne of Tiralainn, and the children of a murdered King of Men and Queen of the Elves. By Elfin prophecy, one of them will one day defeat Ciardha, the evil and immortal Queen who now reigns over the realm, and restore the alliance of men and Elves.

The twins have been raised apart and in secret for sixteen years to keep them safe from Ciardha and her dark army of Damantas. When their havens are discovered, their families attacked, Qynh and Trejaeran are rescued from certain death and brought among the rebel forces of the Comhar, an alliance of men and Elves who mean to see the twins fulfill their promised destiny. While Qynh has witnessed the butchering of her family at the sword points of Ciardha’s soldiers and is more than willing to greet this fortune, her brother Trejaeran is not so eager. His father still lives, abducted by the Damantas, and he would risk his own life--even his very soul--to see his father freed. Trejaeran follows his heart, embarking with a group of Comhar warriors to rescue his father, while Qynh follows the path destiny would seem to dictate for her, riding forth with the Comhar army to wage war against Ciardha.

Along each of these perilous and battle-fraught journeys, as new friends are made, unexpected enemies are discovered, and loves are fostered and broken, the twins must ultimately decide whether their fates are predestined, or determined by their own hearts.

Beyond The Vision of Dreams by Stella and Audra Price

Being one of three breeding age males in the Shadow Heights nest, Remy Crane is a Were python beyond ready to start a nest of his own and settle down.

He begins having some extremely erotic dreams about a woman he's sure doesn't exist, and he chalks it up to his subconscious mind wishing for his perfect woman.

Imagine his surprise when he wakes up one morning and finds the woman of his dreams standing just inside the front door of the Weresnake compound. He recognizes Chrissy Stanford as his mate, albeit instinctually only, and decides he needs to have her in his bed. Little does he know she's going to become part of his heart as well.

September Heat by Diana Castilleja

Rose St. Johns is getting kicked out of New York, trying to stay one step ahead of an overzealous fan that the police and her agent aren't above labeling stalker, although the last place she would expect them to send her is Las Vegas.

Furious with her situation, fear is something she is slow to admit to. But circumstances don't allow her to be ambivalent for long when she is tracked to her hideaway. Her only hope lies in a man she knew as a boy, whose secrets could be dangerous, and are his alone.

Let's Talk About Sex by Emery LaRue

Dr. River LaBeck enjoys her work. Not only does she counsel couples, but her spot on TALK radio has made her a local celebrity. From the older generation to the newlywed, she has the answer to their problems. Too bad her own sex life can't be managed so easily.

When the topic turns to fantasy, River is shocked, yet amused when a caller puts her on the spot. But in the dead of night, her wildest dreams are brought to life, and her deepest fantasy explored. It's a shame the man of her dreams is a secret even to her. But there is something about this stranger that hides her eyes and brings her such pleasure. Something achingly familiar.

Sometimes what you truly want is the only thing that can give you what you truly need.

History Lessons by Jennifer Mueller

Ayda Rogers can’t believe her luck! A student of art who has traveled the world, Ayda is independent, intelligent, ambitious…and she’s just been invited to spend the summer in an 800-year-old Scottish castle. The same castle which houses the art collection that is the subject of her doctoral thesis.

The striking beauty who set out to focus strictly on finishing her assignment quickly gets lost in the beauty of the land, the history of the castle, and the arms of Hunter Sinclair, the future Duke of Cairnmuir. Hunter, a former RAF officer, is not only gorgeous, he’s generous, kind, and…oh-so-wonderfully-distracting!

The past is always present in this captivating story by Jennifer Mueller. The steamy tales of romance between the castle’s former owners and a chivalrous ghost that will haunt your fantasies provide the perfect backdrop for the developing romance between Ayda and Hunter. Never have History Lessons been quite so alluring.

Holding Fast by Emma Sanders

Wesley Webb is at the pinnacle of his auto racing career when his main rival is murdered hours after a confrontation with him. That, along with evidence found at the scene, shades him as prime suspect. Now he's under intense press scrutiny, particularly from Caitlyn, his ex-fiancée who knows all about his secret past.

Caitlyn Daniels isn't looking forward to doing a story on the man she's never gotten over. They were best friends and high-school sweethearts until a tragedy tore them apart. Their chemistry flares up stronger than ever even as Wesley’s life crumbles around him. Can they work out their differences and fall in love again, or will tragedy keep them apart?

Me, My Next Door Neighbor and Bob by Jalena Burke

Lauren only has Bob, her battery-operated-boyfriend, to keep her warm at night. Bob isn’t someone Lauren can take home to her parents and he isn’t someone she can wrap her arms around at night. She wants a man, a man she can share with Bob, but she knows she’ll never meet the right man if she doesn’t actually go out and attempt to meet, period.

On the night she decides to take herself dancing, her car doesn’t start. But her next-door neighbor, the man she has been fantasizing about for the past two years, offers to give her a ride. The ride he’s offering is a lot more satisfying than a night on the dance floor.

O'Hara vs Wilder by Linda Wisdom

He'd been the love of her life five years ago and they'd burned up the sheets, but she'd pushed him away to pursue her career in law enforcement. Now Jake's back and he's not taking no for an answer. In fact, he's going to make sure the entire town knows they're picking up right where they left.